Local News
-
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling re-launches HMO planning consultation
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has re-opened its public consultation on planning controls for Houses in Multiple Occupation across…
6 November 2026 -
Council Updates Deal vape shop shut for three months after illicit tobacco seized
Dover District Council and partners have forced a High Street, Deal vape shop to close for three months after illicit tobacco and…
6 November 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Council Scorecard: how Canterbury City Council scored, and what it means for Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay
Canterbury City Council is second in Kent on housing and homelessness but bottom of the table for planning on the Kent Council Scorecard.
6 November 2026 -
Council Updates Garden waste and bulky collection charges proposed to rise in Tonbridge and Malling from April 2027
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council’s scrutiny committee was asked to consider proposals at its 4 November 2026 meeting to increase a…
5 November 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Council Scorecard: how Ashford Borough Council scored, and what it means for Ashford
Ashford Borough Council wins the Kent Council Scorecard award for the most open council, with the best freedom of information record in…
5 November 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling Council agrees lease on 20 flats for homeless families in Tonbridge
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has entered into an agreement for lease on 20 one- and two-bedroom flats on Quarry Hill Road…
4 November 2026 -
Local News Dartford sets out events programme for November and December 2026
Dartford Borough Council has listed five events running from Remembrance Sunday in November through to a Santa tour and carol concert in…
4 November 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Council Scorecard: how Medway Council scored, and what it means for Medway
Medway Council wins the Kent Council Scorecard planning award but is bottom of the table for complaints and scores in band F for its…
4 November 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone children’s home application: residents still waiting to hear if planning committee will consider it
Objectors to a plan to turn a family house in Barming Heath into a children’s care home say they still do not know whether it will get a…
4 November 2026 -
Economy Maidstone businesses invited to free funding and finance event
A free drop-in session at The Business Terrace on 17 November will connect new and established businesses with lenders, advisers and…
3 November 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford council starts work on new Local Plan, with next public consultation due in January 2027
Passing Gateway 1 starts a 30-month period to prepare the Ashford Local Plan 2044, with adoption planned for March 2029.
3 November 2026 -
Economy Kent Fire and Rescue asks residents what they should pay in Council Tax
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has launched a public consultation on how much Council Tax residents should contribute to fund the service for…
3 November 2026